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Hairstyles have really changed!
chuck63:
I grew up in the 70’s and graduated high school in the early 80’s. Long hair was in style back then. I had long hair like most of the other guys did. Bald guys were a rare thing in those days. The only ones I remember on tv were Telly Savalas in Kojack and David Carradine in Kung Fu. For whatever reason, there were times in high school when I wondered what it would be like to have a shaved head. After wearing a buzz cut for ten or twelve years, I shaved mine for the first time about five years ago. After going back and forth for three or four years, I’ve been committed to staying bald for over a year now. It seems to me that I don’t see as many bald guys around as I used to.
reddog:
@chuck63 , just the opposite around here. There are more shaved heads than ever. When I o to Menards, I always see 5 or 6 fellow baldies!
I remember in the 70's, we had a guy in the neighborhood that sported an awesome short flattop. He stuck out like a sore thumb, as long hair was popular. I always admired him for sticking with the flattop, even if it was considered old fashioned.
Rusty Shackleford:
--- Quote from: DoberDaddy on April 20, 2021, 02:18:30 AM ---Thanks @slybeard !
The funny thing about hairstyles, and styles in general. They will always change, but in some way reflect on the past.
There will ALWAYS be people who hate them.
--- End quote ---
I think that's because there's really only so many ways that hair can be styled, but like Reddog said I hope the big mountain of hair that overhangs the ears never returns.
It's funny because I watch sitcoms from the 70s and early 80s where men had that haircut, and even though I know that I must be much older than they were back at the time they still look decades older than me. I don't know if that's because I first remember these episodes and characters from when I was a teen and therefore they will forever feel 30 years older than me or if those haircuts really go age a person.
reddog:
How the hell did I end up with a bald head!?
My haircut history is extensive. For us guys that grew up in the 60's and70's, most of us wore long hair. Secretly, I always liked short hair, but because of peer pressure, I had shoulder length hair. I ever got fired from a job for refusing to get a haircut. During the 80's, I dated, then married a hairstylist, so it was still a little long, but styled, sometimes even permed! I also started turning grey at 21, and mostly grey by 35. Then in my 40's, I tried several styles, and wore a silver flattop for a few years. Then I had a boring regular haircut for many years until 8 years ago, when I got out the Clippers and buzzed it all off. Immediately, I didn't like the buzzcut, so out came the razor, and I fell in love with my shaved bald haircut.I'm glad I'm at the age that I wear my hair the way I like it, and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks!
slybeard:
I think the hairstyles for young men and teenagers in the 70's were more a statement of rebellion, so they had to be more extreme and different from the older generation. I do admit that one style liked but never had was the mullet. Likely one of the most hated hairstyles today.
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